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Re: [coastalclimber] Quickdraws:
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TarHeelEMT
Nov 13, 2010, 5:39 PM
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I use them for both trad and aid - especially for aid, where you're already carrying so much gear that any weight savings are a bonus.
I didn't start using them for trad until I had been leading for well over a year - probably closer to two. It just takes a lot of mileage to get the feel for when extending with a draw would be appropriate versus when it would risk walking a piece out of place. Even though I do it now, I do it only sparingly and with a very long and flexible draw to minimize the transmission of motion to the piece. My draw of choice is the 18cm Quicksilver because of its long, thin, and flexible dogbone.
That said, nylon runners are both cheap and superior to draws for a beginning trad climber, and you can always scavenge the biners from your draws if you don't wnat to double up on gear.
(This post was edited by TarHeelEMT on Nov 13, 2010, 5:40 PM)
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